Nevada District Courts
Nevada District Courts are the courts of original jurisdiction in the state of Nevada. Appeals from these trial courts are heard by the Nevada Court of Appeals.
Jurisdiction
The District Courts have general jurisdiction over all legal matters. District Courts may also hear appeals from the Nevada Justice Courts and Nevada Municipal Courts.
For civil cases involving money damages, district courts have a minimum jurisdictional threshold of $10,000.00. Any civil case in which a litigant is seeking a specific sum of money that is less than $10,000.00 needs to be litigated through the appropriate Nevada Justice Courts.[1]
District court judges may also preside over specialty court cases related to felony and gross misdemeanor offenses. Specialty courts are therapeutic court programs addressing substance abuse and mental illness as contributors to criminal offenses.[2][3]
District courts
See also
- News: Are Nevada's judges paid more?, July 18, 2011
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Supreme Court of Nevada: "About the Nevada Judiciary," accessed Sept. 23, 2013
- ↑ Nevada Courts, "Media contact," accessed June 2, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, Email communication with Nevada Courts press office, May 31, 2023
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada
State courts:
Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
